Body & Health Conditions Articles

Despite its novelty, anti-angiogenic therapy seems to be highly promising for treating cancer. This therapy is designed to treat a wide range of cancer since it targets blood vessels growth rather than any specific cancer cell types.

A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is reduced, and it can be fatal. Even if someone survives a stroke, it can leave them with long-term disabilities. But most strokes can be prevented by reducing risk controllable risk factors.

For years doctors have made educated guesses about cardiovascular risk on the basis of our weight on the scales or our BMI (body mass index), which takes height into account. But a new measurement works better.

Medicine has so evolved (and is continuously doing so) that some diseases that were once the causes of severe epidemics and deaths in affected communities are now under control. Find out what have been the most prominent advances in medicine in treatments

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS is a rare disease that has now become more familiar to many people because of the on-going Ice Bucket Challenge used to raise funds for research. Beyond the fun involved, awareness about the disease is most important.

Are you left or right-brained? Does this have to do with personality? The brain is a very complex organ to study and there are certain beliefs around brain dominance that are actually not true. Here are some examples to explain how brain dominance works.

Oral cancer may not get the media attention of other cancers, but worldwide almost half a million people are diagnosed with the disease each year. While smoking is still a risk factor, infection with HPV is now a leading cause of oral cancer.

Have you ever heard about the "Werewolf Syndrome" and how it came about? In reality, it is actually a truly recognized medical condition, and you can learn everything you always wanted to know about it here!

Complex dental treatments are painfully expensive in developed Western countries, and dental tourism is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to local treatment. What should you know about dental tourism, and where can you go?

For decades doctors have usually recommended bypass surgery over stent placement for diabetics who have clogged arteries. Advances in stent technology, however, make some kinds of stents nearly as effective as bypass for some diabetics.